Best brunch cafes in Fairfield

Best brunch cafes in Fairfield, ranked

1. #1GYROS CO Specialty Coffee for a budget brunch on Sunday

   $🐕 Dogs outside🌳 Crescent Park, 2 min walk

   GYROS CO Specialty Coffee on The Crescent opens for breakfast on Sundays, until 12:30pm, and from 8am on Saturdays. Its counter sells banana bread, croissants, Danish pastries, muffins and purple-glazed doughnuts, and diners say the breakfast is delicious. Lunch is served too, and prices are low for the quality. Two minutes of walking takes you to Crescent Park.

2. #2Bondeno Cafe for a family brunch and a slow Saturday morning

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Nelson Park, 4 min walk

   Bondeno Cafe on Ware Street serves brunch from Monday to Saturday, with a kids menu for the table. The big breakfast with smashed avocado on sourdough is the plate to try, and one Saturday visitor noted it came out fast. Save room for the lemon and ginger slice. Street-side seats and window tables let you watch Ware Street while you eat, and Nelson Park is a four-minute walk away.

3. #3Mina Bakery for flatbreads from 5am

   $🌳 Crescent Park, 1 min walk

   Mina Bakery on Ware Street is the early choice for brunch, with flatbreads from 5am on weekdays. Regulars come for the manoush, which has light, crisp edges, and for the shami-style cheese pizza. Peri peri chicken and pepperoni pizza are also on the menu, along with folded cheese breads with black and white sesame. Sunday trading runs from 7am to 3pm, and Crescent Park sits one minute away on foot.

4. #4XO Cafe Bar for eggs Benedict and a footpath table

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Nelson Park, 3 min walk

   XO Cafe Bar on Ware Street trades on weekends, from 8am to 4pm on Saturdays and 9am to 3pm on Sundays. Order eggs Benedict topped with smoked salmon, or go big with sausage, bacon and halloumi on one plate. Vegetarian dishes are available. The seats sit on the footpath, so brunch can run slow. XO's footpath seats sit three minutes from Nelson Park on foot.

5. #5The Ambassador Coffee Shop for a coffee before brunch

   $🌳 Crescent Park, 2 min walk

   The Ambassador Coffee Shop on Ware Street shuts its doors at 3pm on weekdays and Saturdays, so it suits an early brunch. Its coffee draws more attention than its food, and the staff are described as friendly and helpful. Take a cup to sit with, or buy beans to take home. A stroll of about two minutes reaches Crescent Park.

6. #6Ritz Cafe for a large Turkish breakfast plate

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Crescent Park, 2 min walk

   Ritz Cafe on Ware Street is closed on Sundays, so plan a Turkish breakfast for Saturday or a weekday. Iron-pan eggs in tomato sauce come with flatbread, cucumber and pickles. The American breakfast also comes as a platter, and the meat is cooked well. Staff are attentive, and the portions are generous.

Compare best brunch cafes in Fairfield

The table shows which cafes serve brunch, their weekend trading, prices, dog access and the nearest park.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Fairfield

The brunch order uses a score that gives more weight to cafes many customers have scored, then reads the dishes on each cafe's page and its weekend trading. The table also shows dog access and outdoor tables, left blank where nothing is known. Each pick keeps its place for a reason that the others do not share.